Tài liệu Bài tập ngữ pháp tiếng anh nâng cao (test 11)

Advanced level – Test 11 1. We were not happy with the plans …....….. the architect showed us for our new house. Obviously, he had never designed a home like the one we wanted. 6. If you can’t unscrew the lid, try ………….. it with a hammer. A. to hit B. hit C. hitting D. hits A. that B. in that C. in which D. who 7. I remember …………….. him say the grass needed ………… yesterday. 2. When I saw that Mike was having trouble, I ......... him. He was very appreciative. A. to hear / cutting B. hearing / to cut C. hearing / cutting D. to hear / to cut A. was helping B. were helping C. helped D. help 8. I advise you ...… before deciding ………… the job. 3. My wife and I went to Disneyland when we visited Los Angeles last spring. Prior to that time, we ………….. to such a big amusement park. It was a lot of fun. A. waiting / accepting B. waiting / to accept C. to wait / to accept D. to wait / accepting A. had never been B. were never been C. never been D. were never 9. We regret ……………. that the lecture was very dull and wasn’t worth ………………….. A. to say / to listen to B. saying / listening to C. saying / to listen to D. to say / listening to 4. Last year I experienced ………. I had flown in an air plane for fairly long distances before, but never as long as when I went to Australia last June. 10. I couldn’t resist ……… him why he was trying ………. meeting me. A. how can tedious long plane trips be B. how tedious can long plane trips be C. how long plane trips can be tedious D. how tedious long plane trips can be A. asking / to avoid B. asking / avoiding C. to ask / to avoid D. to ask / avoiding 5. I don’t want you ……… my arriving late. A. mention B. to mention C. mentioning D. Mentioned 1 11. The police suspect him of ………………. stolen goods. 16. After …………….. with the workers of his company, he suddenly dismissed them. A. to try to sell B. try to sell C. trying selling D. trying to sell A. quarrel B. quarrelling C. quarrelled D. have quarrelled 12. Peace in the area was elusive as the wind. 17. I had made five million pounds before things …………….. to go wrong. A. easy B. slow in coming C. difficult to catch D. near A. have begun B. began C. begin D. would begin 13. 37-year-old Timothy Lindlaw is now designing …………….. for offices. 18. He said that he …………….. to call his new company “Office-Fit” and was already very successful. A. furniture B. furnitures C. some furnitures D. a furniture A. had decided B. was deciding C. decided D. has decided 14. After he …………….. a highly successful computer business for two years, he started his second business in a small garage. 19. They hope that their plan will be a …….. A. has run B. runs C. was running D. had run A. succeed B. successful C. succession D. success 15. He …………….. his first million pounds by the time he was thirty. 20. We asked him what countries he ……….. A. had been visited B. had visited C. has been visiting D. visited A. has made B. used to make C. had made D. would make 2 21. Did they say they …………… me? 26. Most of the passengers were found to be suffering from severe …………….. A. will telephone B. would telephone C. have telephoned D. had telephoned A. surprise B. shock C. worry D. nervousness 22. The ……….. of coming in time in small. 27. The bus had crashed into a brand new car and had completely …………….. it, although fortunately there was no one in the car. A. possible B. possibly C. possibility D. impossible A. hit B. knocked C. wrecked D. crashed 23. There was a nasty ………….. at Newton crossroads yesterday morning. A. event B. accident C. happening D. emergency 28. The police took the names and addresses of as many …………….. as possible. A. suspects B. witnesses C. viewers D. judges 24. A bus overturned, and some of the passengers were badly …………….. A. pained B. wounded C. knocked down D. injured 29. It is believed that the injured passengers have the right to claim …………… A. rewards B. prizes C. refund D. compensation 25. Several …………….. helped to pull people out of the wreckage. A. bystanders B. spectators C. audience D. supporters 30. This hat looks …………….. on me. A. nice B. well C. beautifully D. pretty 3 KEYS 1. A 11. D 21. B 2. C 12. C 22. C 3. A 13. A 23. B 4. D 14. D 24. D 5. B 15. C 25. A 6. C 16. B 26. B 7. C 17. B 27. C 8. C 18. A 28. B 9. B 19. D 29. D 10. B 20. B 30. A 4